What This Role Offers Exposure to a mix of longhole open stoping and remnant mining. Opportunities to progress into other roles within the Mining Team (e.g., scheduling, planning, projects). Support to upskill, including financial assistance for further education, seminars, and conferences. About the Opportunity An opportunity has arisen for a Drill & Blast Engineer to join our Golden Grove operation in Western Australia. This site-based role reports to the Senior Production Engineer and operates on an 8:6 roster. Your focus will be on designing, planning, and overseeing drilling and blasting to optimise safety and productivity in underground mining. Your primary responsibilities will include: Designing and issuing drill, charge, and re-drill plans to optimise underground production. Ensuring compliance with rig specifications and maintaining accurate, up-to-date digital plans. Monitoring drilling progress, performance, and production reconciliations. Overseeing quality control through inspections, survey mark-up checks, and QAQC of charging practices. Maintaining production tracking systems. Collaborating closely with operations supervisors and technical services teams to support safe, efficient mining. About You Our ideal candidate will have some post-graduation experience in a mining environment, including exposure to underground mechanised mining. Other key skills, experience, and qualifications: A tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering or a related discipline. An understanding of underground mining practices, ideally including longhole stoping. Some knowledge of production drilling rigs, charging systems, and modern underground firing practices. Exposure to ring design software. A current C-class manual driver’s licence. About 29Metals and Golden Grove 29Metals is an ASX-listed mining company producing copper and other base and precious metals critical to the global energy transition. Headquartered in Melbourne, we also have support offices in Perth and Brisbane. We operate two long-life assets: Golden Grove in Western Australia and Capricorn Copper in Queensland, along with a portfolio of exploration interests, including a strategic tenement package and project in Redhill, Chile. Golden Grove is a high-grade underground mining operation producing copper, zinc, and precious metals. With a mine life exceeding 10 years, it has strong potential for further extension. The site is currently undergoing an expansion, including the development of a new mine, the extension of existing operations, and major infrastructure upgrades. Next Steps Empower your future with us – apply now. Candidates will be required to undergo pre-employment testing, which may include a medical assessment, respiratory mask fit testing, drug and alcohol screening, national police clearance, working rights verification, reference checks, and qualification / licence checks.
